Acute Frosted Retina Periphlebitis

Acute Frosted Retinal Periphlebitis                         25

General: Etiology unknown, virus suspected; involvement of veins and arteries; veins more severely affected.

Ocular: Vascular sheathing; retinal hemorrhages; exudative detachment; retinal neovascularization; thick, inflammatory infiltrates around retinal veins; macular detachment; retinal tears associated with posterior vitreous detachment; peripheral uveitis; retinal periphlebitis; associated cytomegalovirus retinitis in HIV-seropositive patients; observed as an idiopathic finding in a child.

Clinical: Associated with tuberculosis; syphilis; sarcoidosis; multiple sclerosis; HIV infection.

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